Role of Acute Phase Proteins In Diagnosis of Immune Thrombocytopenia

Immune thrombocytopenia (ITP) are antibody-mediated disorders in which platelets are destroyed mainly through activating immunoglobulin (IgG) Fc receptors on phagocytes in the spleen and liver, eventually resulting in thrombocytopenia Acute phase proteins (APP) are inflammation markers that exhibit significant changes in serum concentration during inflammation. These are also important mediators produced in the liver during acute and chronic inflammatory states. Acute phase reactants can be classified as positive or negative, depending on their serum concentrations during inflammation. Positive acute phase reactants are upregulated, and their concentrations increase during inflammation. Negative acute phase reactants are downregulated, and their concentrations decrease during inflammation. Positive acute phase proteins include procalcitonin, C-reactive protein, ferritin, fibrinogen, hepc